Friday, 1 April 2016

Brussels airport set for limited opening this week



Passengers evacuated from Zaventem Bruxelles International Airport after a terrorist attack on March 22, 2016 in Brussels.

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Passengers evacuated from Zaventem Bruxelles International Airport after a terrorist attack on March 22, 2016 in Brussels.




If all requirements were met, the airport could reopen on Wednesday at the earliest, but only at a maximum capacity of 20 percent.


The tests include checking security and fire procedures as well as operational items such as the handling of baggage and the signs in the terminal.


The coordinator for Brussels Airport, BSC, said initially only a few flights for Belgian flag carrier Brussels Airlines, partly owned by Germany’s Lufthansa, would be allowed to depart.


Once capacity was increased other airlines would be invited to forward their flight plans, a spokesman for BCS, which allocates the landing and departure slots available, added.





Brussels airport set for limited opening this week

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